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Of all the money ere I had,

I spent it in good company,

And all the harm I’ve ever done,

Alas was done to none but me

And all I’ve done for want of wit,

To memory now I can’t recall

So fill to me the parting glass,

Good night and joy be with you all.

Of all the comrades ere I had,

They’re sorry for my going away,

And all the sweethearts ere I had,

They wish me one more day to stay,

But since it falls unto my lot

That I should go and you should not,

I’ll gently rise and softly call,

Good night and joy be with you all.

(This is a traditional Irish ballad for singing at the end of an evening, a gathering or an event. One of Ireland’s most popular, it is documented as far back as the 1770s.)